Trying to decide which Trailblazer rookie the new Brandon Roy bobble head resembles most.

Watch the Making of the Brandon Roy All-Star Video with Brandon and Travis.

Tonight the Portland Trailblazers officially start the season with a home game against the Houston Rockets, the team they lost to in the playoffs last year.

My brother Steve, a Portland native and lifelong Trailblazers fan like me, moved to Elko, Nevada a few years ago. He’s still a BLZRFAN, and he blogs at Dave Knows: Elko.
Here are some of his preseason thoughts and predictions on the 2009-2010 Portland Trailblazers season:
Last year’s Portland Trailblazer season was pretty amazing. 54 [...]

Update 9/14/09: For the complete television broadcast schedule visit the Blazer Blog.
Listed below is the entire 2009-2010 Portland Trailblazers regular season schedule. Check NBA.com for the rest of the teams’ schedules.

Date
Opponent
Time
TV

Tuesday, October 27
Houston
7

Thursday, October 29
Denver
7:30
TNT

Saturday, October 31
@ Houston
5:30

Sunday, November 1
@ Oklahoma City
4

Tuesday, November 3
Atlanta
7

Friday, November 6
San Antonio
7:30
ESPN

Sunday, November 8
Minnesota
6

Tuesday, November 10
@ Memphis
5

Wednesday, November 11
@ [...]

Ever wonder what happened to God Shammgod, one of the most intriguingly named college basketball stars ever?
Ever wish you could watch pro basketball after the Trailblazers’ season ends?
Well stop wondering and wishing, and let me introduce you to the Oregon Waves, of the International Basketball League.
The team’s home arena is The Hoop [...]

At the Timbers game last night, briefly at half time, the Blazer game was shown on the jumbotron. We learned, those of us without fancy Blackberries and iPhones, the Blazers were down nearly 20 in the fourth quarter.
I’m a season ticket holder for both teams, and so a part of me was relieved I [...]

A headline somewhere on Oregonlive yesterday called Blazer fans giddy, which I think is the perfect word to describe the general feeling. I grew up in Portland, so the playoffs were a regular rite of spring throughout my childhood (as was a first round exit most years). From 1977 through 2003 the Blazers only missed [...]

The best rookie Frenchman in Portland Trailblazer history has a blog (bloc-note? ) for French basketball website, Basket Session.com.
In a recent post Batum writes about All-Star weekend. He shares his experience doing color commentary for the Rookie Sophomore game on Canal+, partying with Steve Nash, setting world records, and more. But despite [...]

Happy 21st Birthday Gregory Wayne “Greg” Oden, Jr.!
Celebrate for a few days (I recommend your first legal alcoholic beverage be an Oregon beer!), and then treat yourself to a double double, and oh, say 4 blocks against the Bullets Wizards Saturday!